वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-72, verse-25

ननृतुश्चाप्सरःसंघा गन्धर्वाश्च जगुः कलम् ।
विवाहे रघुमुख्यानां तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥२५॥

25. nanṛtuścāpsaraḥsaṃghā gandharvāśca jaguḥ kalam ,
vivāhe raghumukhyānāṃ tadadbhutamivābhavat.

25. nanṛtuḥ ca apsaraḥsaṃghāḥ gandharvāḥ ca jaguḥ kalam
vivāhe raghumukhyānām tat adbhutam iva abhavat

25. apsaraḥsaṃghāḥ ca nanṛtuḥ gandharvāḥ ca kalam jaguḥ
raghumukhyānām vivāhe tat adbhutam iva abhavat

25. And groups of Apsaras danced, while the Gandharvas sang sweetly. At the marriage of the chief princes of Raghu's lineage, it was as if a miracle (adbhutam) had occurred.

Words meanings summery:

• ननृतुः (nanṛtuḥ) - they danced

• च (ca) - and

• अप्सरःसंघाः (apsaraḥsaṁghāḥ) - groups of Apsaras

• गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas

• च (ca) - and

• जगुः (jaguḥ) - they sang

• कलम् (kalam) - sweetly, melodiously

• विवाहे (vivāhe) - in the marriage, at the wedding

• रघुमुख्यानाम् (raghumukhyānām) - of the chief princes of Raghu's line (Rama and his brothers) (of the chief Raghus, of the principal ones of Raghu's lineage)

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - a miracle (wonder, miracle, astonishing)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it happened, it was

Words meanings and morphology

ननृतुः (nanṛtuḥ) - they danced

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of nṛt

Root: nṛt (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अप्सरःसंघाः (apsaraḥsaṁghāḥ) - groups of Apsaras

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apsaraḥsaṃgha

apsaraḥsaṁgha - group of Apsaras

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (apsaras+saṃgha)

• apsaras – Apsara (celestial nymph)
  noun (feminine)
• saṃgha – multitude, group, crowd, collection
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from saṃ-han, meaning 'to strike together, meet'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'nanṛtuḥ'.

गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - Gandharva (celestial musician or demigod)

Note: Subject of 'jaguḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

जगुः (jaguḥ) - they sang

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of gai

Root: gai (class 1)

कलम् (kalam) - sweetly, melodiously

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative singular neuter of the adjective 'kala' used adverbially.

विवाहे (vivāhe) - in the marriage, at the wedding

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vivāha

vivāha - marriage, wedding

Derived from the root vah (to carry) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: vah (class 1)

रघुमुख्यानाम् (raghumukhyānām) - of the chief princes of Raghu's line (Rama and his brothers) (of the chief Raghus, of the principal ones of Raghu's lineage)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of raghumukhya

raghumukhya - chief of Raghu's race, principal one of Raghu's family

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+mukhya)

• raghu – Raghu (name of an ancient king, ancestor of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rama and his brothers.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - a miracle (wonder, miracle, astonishing)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, astonishing, surprising; a wonder, a miracle

Note: Predicate nominative for 'abhavat'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it happened, it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)